NFB Collection
Sámi Herders
197827 min 50 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Hubert Schuurman
Production: William BrindArthur Hammond
Script: Gudrun Parker
Co-produced by the NFB and Indian and Northern Affairs.
The Mikkel Haette family leads an unusual life. Every year they spend six months in the subarctic wilderness, travelling from Finmark Plain up to the northern coast of Norway and back again. Their travelling companions are a herd of reindeer. This documentary records their life over a twelve-month period on the road, and in their summer and winter homes.
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Subject categories
- Foreign Countries > Scandinavia
Credits
- director
- Hubert Schuurman
- photography
- Hubert Schuurman
- producer
- William Brind
- executive producer
- Arthur Hammond
- commentary
- Gudrun Parker
- editing
- Marion Meadows
- sound editing
- Ken Page
- music
- Larry Crosley
Awards
- Family Life Film AwardItinerant - National Council on Family Relations
- Robert Gordon Sproul Award - Category: History and Social SciencesNational Educational Media Network Competition
- Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Anthropology and EthnographyItinerant - American Film and Video Festival